Delhi building collapse toll rises to 5; AAP govt orders probe

Body of a nine-year-old girl was on Monday pulled out of the debris, taking the death toll in the west Delhi building collapse to five, even as the Aam Aadmi Party government and the BJP-ruled......

Kolkata flyover collapse: 'Act of God' plea lacks legal bite

Other than breach of contract, a case for criminal negligence can also be made out in such a situation An ‘Act of God’, force majeure in legal parlance, is a term for forces that......

India must learn from China to revive its ailing railways

In part three of a series, Rangeet Ghosh, Aakanksha Arora, Sutirtha Roy and Arvind Subramanian explain how the big numbers obscure some serious deficiencies in the 'lifeline of the nation'......

Here's how to make India easy for business

The country needs to fix its dismal track record when it comes to issues around cross-border trading, dealing with construction permits, and enforcing of contracts, to improve its overall rank......

Runway 34 Review

Runway 34 is a clumsy cocktail of Hollywood movies spiked with the Bollywood brand of God complex, sighs Sukanya Verma. It's a spooky, stormy, sky. A plane full of passengers is moments away from......

Did Kajol like Runway 34?

Please click on the images to find out who attended the screening of Ajay Devgn's Runway 34 at the Yash Raj Films studio in Mumbai.   IMAGE: Kajol, always been supportive of her husband......

What is Ananya shooting for?

How does Pradeep Bandekar always know what the stars are up to? Ananya Panday out for a shoot in Andheri, north west Mumbai.   Ananya, who will be seen in Liger opposite Vijay Deverakonda,......

What are Deepika, Sara, Mouni up to?

Pradeep Bandekar catches showbiz folk going about their business. Deepika Padukone visits a restaurant.   She wore a cropped top, tattered jeans and a batik shirt. But where's the mask,......

India's Praggnanandhaa, Nandhidhaa bag Asian chess C'ship titles

  IMAGE: The triumph earned R Praggnanandhaa a ticket to the next FIDE World Cup. Photograph: Kind courtesy Stev Bonhage, Mark Livshitz & Niki Riga/FIDE Top-seeded Indian Grandmaster R......

Sports Shorts: Red Bull and Mercedes to launch 2019 F1 cars on same day

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Red Bull announced the February 13 date on the team's Twitter feed. Photograph: F1/Twitter Red Bull will give a......

Sports Shorts: Kvitova beaten by Vekic in St Petersburg quarters

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: World number 30 Vekic took full advantage of the 42 unforced errors committed by Kvitova, the defending champion to prevail in......

Sports Shorts: Sauber F1 renamed Alfa Romeo Racing

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday The Sauber name will disappear from the Formula One grid this season after the Swiss-based team announced on Friday it had been renamed......

Sports Shorts: Manika Batra first Indian woman to break into top-50

Sathiyan surpasses Sharath to become highest-ranked Indian at 28, Manika breaks into top-50 IMAGE: Manika Batra of India in action. Photograph: Jeremy Lee/Reuters Leading Indian paddler G......